A museum dedicated to Venetian glass, located amid the lush greenery of Sengokuhara, Hakone. In addition to the Venetian Glass Museum, Contemporary Glass Art Museum, and Glass Experience Workshop, the museum features a garden overlooking Owakudani, a café-restaurant, and a museum shop.
The Venetian Glass Museum offers a comprehensive look at the history of Venetian glass. Exhibits include the “Goblet with Lid and Polychrome Floral Design” and “Goblet and Lid in Filigrana a Retorti,” both created during the golden age of Venetian glass from the 16th to 17th centuries; Giuseppe Barovier’s “Cup Swaying in the Wind,” which made its mark on the history of glass art as the first Venetian glasswork to embrace the Art Nouveau style; and a collection by Egidio Costantini, whose collaborations with 20th-century artists gave rise to the new genre of glass sculpture.
At the Contemporary Glass Art Museum, visitors can see sophisticated blown-glass sculptures by contemporary glass sculptor Livio Seguso and vibrant glass installations by American glass artist Dale Chihuly. If the exhibits inspire your creativity, try making your own original piece at the Glass Experience Workshop.
Highlights
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A museum dedicated to Venetian glass.
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Features the Venetian Glass Museum, Contemporary Glass Art Museum, and Glass Experience Workshop.
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Also includes a garden overlooking Owakudani, a café-restaurant, and a museum shop.
